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THE
DISTRIBUTIVES
ALL,
BOTH, HALF
These words can
be used in the following ways:
| ALL
+ |
1
2
3
4a
4b
|
-
the
my, your,
etc.
this, that
these, those
|
Uncountable
noun
or
Countable
noun in the plural
Uncountable
noun
Countable
noun in the plural
|
| Example:
|
| 1. |
All
cheese contains protein
All children
need affection |
| 2. |
All
the people in the room were silent.
Have you eaten all the bread? |
| 3. |
I've
invited all my friends
to the party.
I've been waiting all my life
for this opportunity. |
| 4a. |
Who's
left all this paper on
my desk? |
| 4b. |
Look
at all those balloons! |
| BOTH
+ |
1
2
3
4
|
-
the
my, your, etc.
these, those
|
Countable noun in the plural
|
| Example: |
| 1. |
Both
children were born in Italy. |
| 2. |
He
has crashed both (of) the cars. |
| 3. |
Both
(of) my parents have fair hair. |
| 4 |
You
can take both (of) these books
back to the library.
See note below |
|
HALF +
|
1
2
3
4
|
a
the
my, your, etc.
this, that,
these, those
|
Uncountable
or
countable noun
|
| Example: |
| 1. |
I
bought half a kilo of
apples yesterday. |
| 2. |
You
can have half (of) the cake.
She gave me half (of) the apples. |
| 3. |
I've already given you half (of) my
money.
Half (of) his books were
in French. |
| 4 |
Half
(of) these snakes are harmless
You can take half (of) this sugar. |
NOTE:
All, both, half + OF: 'OF' must be added when followed
by a pronoun:
All of you;
both of us; half of them
It is also quite common to add it in most of the above situations
except when there is no article (No.1 in all the tables above.)
.
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